Living
Quatrain 105
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
Wine is a melting ruby, cup its mine;
Cup is the body, and the soul is wine;
These crystal goblets smile with ruddy wine
Like tears, that blood of wounded hearts enshrine.
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MLA
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 105.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/104/.
Chicago
Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 105.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/104/.
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